Love Is Not Real
Meat Loaf Lyrics

The have been many sightings Of love in truth
Love is a concept that people say they have witnessed.

The skeptic in me longs for To see of love some proof
I don't fully believe in love, but I want to see evidence of it.

Only for you does this happen Only for you do I care
I only feel these emotions for you, not for anyone else.

Love is not real Love is a hoax It's just a dream I've had so many nights alone Love is not here Love is somewhere else It's somewhere far No man I've ever known's Come close
Love doesn't actually exist; it's just an idea that people have created. Even though I've felt alone in a search for love, I know it's not here with me or anyone else I've met.

It can be vicious, heartless, Dire and cruel
Love can hurt, betray and take advantage of us, despite its supposed 'good' intentions.

In spite of my mind, my heart longs To find fire and fuel
Although my mind knows the negatives of love, my heart still desires to experience the warmth and excitement it brings.

My girlfriend doesn't want To know me And my friends think I've lost the plot
The people in my life are pulling away from me, because they think I'm crazy.

I have become a liability I got to do something But I don't know what
I've become a problem for others, but I don't know what to do about it.

I'm hearing voices And I can't see straight I think I might be going insane
I'm experiencing a mental decline and losing a grip on reality.

Can't make my own decisions And I just can't wait To mess it all up again
I don't trust my ability to make good choices and I'm eager to ruin everything again.

I never thought that I would succeed Beyond the wildest dreams I've ever dreamt But everything's become so hackneyed Familiarity only breeds contempt
I never imagined I'd be successful, but it's become monotonous and tiresome. Familiarity breeds resentment.

I'm ruining your life I'm bored with mine I'm acting like I couldn't care less Another bottle and another line Another stranger to undress
I'm dragging down the people around me, I'm not happy with my own life and engaging in reckless behavior.

Next time you stab me in the back You'd better do it to my face
If you're going to betray me, do it honestly instead of behind my back.

When you forget What you cannot forgive The terms are so much easier to come to with When we look at what We're going through And desaturate Until everything is simple Love or hate Love or hate
Forgiving can be easier than holding a grudge, and simplifying life can help filter emotions to either love or hate.

I have been searching I have been searching my soul I've seen the brightest star I've seen the blackest hole I've found a way to cope with every twist of fate Now everything is simple Love or hate Love or hate Next time you stab me in the back You'd better do it to my face
I've gone through many ups and downs in my life, but I've learned to cope with every challenge. Now I know that love and hate are the only two emotions worth holding on to. If you're going to deceive me, do it honestly instead of behind my back.

And when that love comes crawling back to me to say I've been away Now please let me stay with the No way! Never again will I do this Never again will I care
If love tries to return to me, I won't accept it. I won't ever let myself get hurt again.